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Kilbride ‘maps’ opinion siding with former ComEd executive-plaintiffs allowed Madigan power to continue unchecked
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, standing for his second retention in the Third District, protected the redistricting power of House Speaker Mike Madigan after Madigan clinched Kilbride’s first retention. -
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP: Virtual Supreme Court Review (Sept. 8, 2020)
Please join Faegre Drinker’s appellate group for a fast-paced review of this term’s significant Supreme Court decisions. -
Appeals panel: Churches should be able to be sued under discrimination laws for 'hostile work environments'
A federal appeals panel in Chicago said a fired gay Catholic church music director should be allowed to proceed with his lawsuit against the Chicago Archdiocese, because the First Amendment isn't an absolute shield for churches' employment decisions. -
Appeals court says suit seeking to stop Obama Center doesn't belong in federal court
U.S. appeals panel tosses suit seeking to block Obama center in Jackson Park, says case belongs in state court -
White Castle can't end BIPA lawsuit despite possible 'absurd' result, 'crippling' damages
Judge determines restaurant workers can press claims against the fast food chain over employee fingerprint scans -
IL Supreme Court: No contempt hearing for Pritzker over COVID orders; Bailey lawsuit transferred to Springfield judge
The Illinois Supreme Court has slapped a hold on an order from a southern Illinois judge, which would have required Gov. JB Pritzker to come to court to argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt for continuing to issue COVID-related orders after that judge ruled he could not. -
HEPLERBROOM: Hammond Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court’s Covid-19 Task Force
HeplerBroom attorney Rick Hammond has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the newly formed Task Force on Court Operations During COVID-19. -
Judge: Pritzker can block landlords from evicting delinquent tenants during pandemic, no matter 'economic devastation'
A Will County judge has primed several legal questions for appeal, designed to at last address a host of legal challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency COVID orders. -
Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request from Orland Park and a restaurant owner for an injunction limiting Gov. JB Pritzker's ability to lock down businesses in response to COVID-19. -
Kilbride up for retention in November; Voting record stands out with many plaintiff-friendly lone dissents
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection. -
Pritzker asks IL Supreme Court to move all new lawsuits challenging COVID disaster declaration to Springfield court
Gov. JB Pritzker has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to consolidate a flurry of new lawsuits, which challenge his ability to declare a statewide disaster in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to Sangamon County court. -
7th Circuit will hear IL election board's continued arguments against its own 3rd-party COVID ballot access deal
The Illinois State Board of Elections is insisting the appeals court needs to weigh in to set parameters on the power of federal judges to rewrite state election rules amid a pandemic. -
Appeals court: Woman's defamation suit vs Hollywood Reporter over Sony hack story can continue
The court found it lacked jurisdiction, because the entertainment news publisher attempted to toss the defamation lawsuit under a California law meant to discourage mertiless lawsuits. An ex-Sony employee claims the Hollywood Reporter implied she was involved in leaking unreleased movies to the Internet. -
CTA worker asks SCOTUS to shoot down unions' 'good faith' defense in refusing to refund unconstitutional fees
Lawyers for a non-union Chicago Transit Authority worker have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a series of lower court rulings that have allowed unions to keep fees the court had ruled unconstitutional. -
Judge: Pritzker's orders can limit Republican gatherings, even if guv marched with thousands in anti-racism protest
A federal judge said "unique" constitutional protections for religious freedom also thwart GOP's attempt to compare political rallies to church services, which are generally exempted from Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID limits on assembly sizes. -
Southern IL judge rules Pritzker overstepped bounds in imposing COVID orders
The ruling hands a win to State Rep. Darrent Bailey, R-Xenia, in his challenge asserting state law does not give Gov. JB Pritzker the power to continue issuing emergency executive orders without authorization from Illinois lawmakers. -
Appeals panel: Ticket scalping class action can't use court rule to bypass Ticketmaster's arbitration agreement
Plaintiff in ticket scalping lawsuit tried to force Ticketmaster to identify tickety resellers on its site, which she wanted to use to launch a class action over alleged ticket scalping allegedly encouraged by Ticketmaster. -
IL Supreme Court says private ambulances can be sued for non-emergency traffic crashes
A divided Illinois Supreme Court has ruled ambulance companies can be sued for negligence in traffic crashes that occur during non-emergency trips -
HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM LTD: Supreme Court Rules In Favor of DACA
On Thursday, June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), a program which protects approximately 700,000 young immigrants from deportation. -
Supreme Court decision expands civil rights to LGBT people, poses new lawsuit risk to employers, religious orgs
The decision in Bostock v Clayton County could tee up future SCOTUS dates to draw new legal lines between LGBT civil rights and religious freedoms.